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Voluntary Action Sheffield (VAS)

Shaping the Future: VAS Impact Report 2022

Voluntary Action Sheffield (VAS) is Sheffield's voluntary sector infrastructure organisation, supporting around 3,500 groups and organisations across the city. The 2022 impact report reflects VAS's work across organisational development, equality and engagement, volunteering, refugee support and citywide leadership. It supported 199 VCS organisations with 1:1 guidance and delivered joint funding surgeries with SYFAB. VAS also played a key coordination role in the city's response to the cost-of-living crisis.

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Infrastructure and leadership support for Sheffield's voluntary and community sector (VCS), including organisational development, governance advice, equality and engagement support, refugee services, volunteer centre management, Healthwatch Sheffield, HR/legal/ICT support, training, and co-ordination of city-wide responses to the cost-of-living crisis and Covid recovery

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 199 diverse VCS organisations supported to establish, maintain and develop their services and recruit and manage volunteers
Key Metric 2 72% of organisations supported had incomes under £10k, with VAS focused on strengthening governance and funding readiness for smaller groups
Key Metric 3 7 funding and advice surgeries delivered in partnership with SYFAB, enabling 42 organisations to receive joined-up 1:1 consultations

Key Outcomes

  • Citywide cost-of-living crisis coordination through Sheffield's City Strategy group and Silver Command multi-agency board, ensuring grassroots VCS insight shaped the city response
  • Funding and skills support programme (Building Thriving Communities) co-developed with Sheffield City Council, Citizens Advice Sheffield and South Yorkshire Community Foundation via UK Shared Prosperity Fund bid
  • Leading Change networking event for 40 women working in the VCS held on International Women's Day, with peer support and leadership storytelling across Sheffield communities

Geography

Yorkshire and the Humber

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